QR Code Warm-Up: Every Station Has a Video

Six warm-up stations, each marked with a QR code linking to a short demo video. Groups scan, watch the model and perform the exercise without any explanation from the teacher, which builds independence when warming up.

How to play

1. Form six groups of four or five, give each group a phone and a starting station; each cone has a QR code with a 20-30 second video (1 min).
2. First three stations: scan the code, watch the video once and do the exercise for 45 seconds (ankle, hip and thoracic spine mobility); a different person holds the phone at each station (3 min).
3. Last three stations, building intensity: skipping, lunges with a trunk twist and light two-foot hops (3 min).
4. Jog as a group to the center of the court repeating your favorite exercise (1 min).
5. Debrief: which exercise was hardest to understand from the video alone, and what was missing (2 min).

Rules

• No one runs with a phone in hand: it stays on the cone while the group exercises.
• Follow the rotation order so two groups never share a station.
• Watch videos muted or at low volume so you don't disturb others.
• If an exercise isn't clear, ask before improvising.

Variations

Adaptations

• Hearing impairment: videos have captions or on-screen text with the cues.
• Visual impairment: a partner describes the video out loud and guides the exercise.
• Limited mobility: each video ends with a seated version of the exercise.

Learning goals

• Lead a general warm-up independently using a video model.
• Interpret technique cues for mobility and activation exercises.
• Use a phone as a support tool without interrupting activity.

Equipment for a class of 25

• QR codes: 6
• tablets or phones: 6
• cones: 6

Teacher tip

Link the codes to a school folder that doesn't require signing in, and check they load on the schoolyard signal. Laminate the QR codes so you can reuse them all year.

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